What Nutritionists Really Eat

Nutritionists Eat Pizza

"I'm a vegetarian, and pizza is one of my favorite foods. I make my own: I whip up a recipe that's half whole-wheat and half regular crust and load it with vegetables and part-skim mozzarella. I cut myself a good-size slice after baking it."
-- Kathy McManus, R.D., director of the department of nutrition at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston

Whole-wheat toast spread with peanut butter, and some yogurt and fruit. About once a month I make whole-wheat waffles topped with fresh berries.

...A large green salad with veggies and some low-fat cottage cheese.

Whole-wheat pasta with marinara sauce, eggplant and part-skim mozzarella.

I hit an energy low at this time of day. I have a quarter cup of nuts or a Kashi TLC Chewy Granola Bar, which has 140 calories or less and lots of fiber and protein.

A homemade brownie.

Plan! If I have two holiday parties in a row, I'll decide in advance which one I'm going to eat dessert at and which one I'm not.

Look for cereals that contain five grams or more of fiber and five grams or fewer of sugar. Shredded Wheat cereals meet these criteria.

I run six miles on my treadmill from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. while watching the news. Working out gives me more flexibility to eat what I want, since I'm burning 500 calories every morning.